The Ceremony on the Keys
- watch live how the Warders close the Tower (tradition for 700 years) – every day!;
- visitors are escorted in and out the Tower (9.30 p.m.-10.30 p.m.; the ceremony starts at 10.05 p.m.);
- you must book a ticket (free) online (only) – the event is fully booked for about a year long
- you can’t take photos / videos; can’t go to the toilet or buy refreshments during the ceremony
The Crown Jewels
- The Coronation Spoon (over 800 years old, used at coronations for holy oil)
- The Sovereign’s Sceptre (with the Cullinan I diamond or Great Star of Africa, the largest colourless cut diamond of the world)
- St Edward’s Crown (worn at the moment the monarch is crowned since 1661)
- The Imperial State Crown (since 1937, worn at the State Opening of the Parliament
The White Tower
- built to show power and
strength and fear the intruders of London; - inside:
- The Royal Armouries (e.g. of Henry VIII)
- Chapel of St John the Evangelist, built in the 11th century
- torture tools (axes, swords, blocks, etc. used in executions)
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